支吾
zhī wu
Pinyin

Definition

支吾
 - 
zhī wu
  1. to respond evasively or vaguely
  2. to elude
  3. to stall
支吾
 - 
zhī wú
  1. to resist
  2. to deal with

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

zhī chí
  1. 1 to be in favor of
  2. 2 to support
  3. 3 to back
  4. 4 support
  5. 5 backing
  6. 6 to stand by
  7. 7 classifier: 个 gè
  1. 1 surname Wu
Zhī
  1. 1 surname Zhi
zhī fù
  1. 1 to pay (money)
zhī chū
  1. 1 to spend
  2. 2 to pay out
  3. 3 expense

Idioms (4)

一木难支
yī mù nán zhī
  1. 1 lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one is helpless alone
支吾其词
zhī wú qí cí
  1. 1 (idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth
  2. 2 evasive
支离破碎
zhī lí pò suì
  1. 1 scattered and smashed (idiom)
乐不可支
lè bù kě zhī
  1. 1 overjoyed (idiom); as pleased as punch